Rain guard for windows



July 14, 1925. 1,546,277

w. H. WOODS RAIN GUARD FOR wmnows Filed Sept. 15, 1924 Patented July 14,1925 UNITED STATES WILLARD HOWARD WOODS,

OF DYERSBURG, TENNESSEE.

RAIN GUARD FOR WINDOWS.

Application filed September 15, 1924. Serial No. 737,825.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WVILLARD H. l/VOODS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Dyersburg, in the county of Dyer and State of Tennessee,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rain Guards forWindows, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a rain guard for windows, and has for itsprincipal object to provide a simple and efiicient means whereby thelower sash of a window may be kept open for obtaining the properventilation of the room, yet preventing any possibility of rain enteringthe room through the open window.

Another object of the invention is to provide a rain guard of the abovementioned character, which is of such construction as to enable the sameto be readily and easily secured in position on a window frame, and willnot, in any way, interfere with the opening or closing of the lowerwindow sash.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a rain guard ofthe above mentioned character, which may be readily and easily foldedup, when not in use, the device being further inexpensive, strong anddurable.

Other objects and advantages of this invention will become apparentduring the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification, andin which like numerals designate like parts throughout the same:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the rain guard embodying my invention,and

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view, taken approximately upon the line22 of Figure 1.

In the drawing, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown thepreferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 1 designates generallythe rain guard embodying my invention, the same comprising asubstantially rectangular shaped piece of waterproof fabric. Thewaterproof fabric or cloth is provided with the hems 2 and 3respectively, which extend upwardly from the lower corners of the fabricin converging relation, whereby the front apron 4 and the side or endaprons 5 and 6 respectively are formed.

Disposed in each of the hems is an elongated rod, the ends of whichterminate in suitable eyes '7 and 8 respectively. The upper edge of thewater proof fabric is also provided with a hem 9 for the upper edge ofthe front apron 4, the upper edges of the side apron being also providedwith hems, such as are shown at 10 and 11 respectively. The adjacentends of the hems formed in the waterproof fabric are cutaway, as clearlyillustrated in Figure 1 of the drawings.

A reinforcing rod is disposed within the hem 9 at the upper edge of thefront apron 4, and is designated at 12 in the drawings, the respectiveends of the reinforcing rods being provided with eyes 13 and 14 forinterconnection with the eyes 7 formed on the upper ends of thereinforcing rods, which are disposed in the hems 2 and 3. Reinforcingrods 15 and 16 are disposed within the hems 10 and 11 respectively, theforward ends of the last mentioned reinforcing rods being provided witheyes 17 and 18 respectively for interconnection with the adjacent eyesof the reinforcing eyes mounted in the hems 2, 3, and 9, as is clearlyillustrated in Figure 1. l

The opposite ends of the reinforcing rods 15 16 terminate in the hooks19 and 20 respectively, and these hooks engage in suitable eyes 21arranged on the inner face of the sides of a window frame A. The eyes 8formed on the lower ends of the reinforcing rods and disposed within thehems 2 and 3 have associated therewith the snap hooks 22 which engagethe eyes 23, also supported on the inner face of the opposite sides ofthe window frame A, adjacent the sill B.

lVith the parts arranged as shown in Figure 1 of the drawings, the loweredge of the front apron 1 will extend across the lower portion of theinside of the window frame, while the upper edge of the front apron willbe spaced from the window frame and held in such position by means ofthe side aprons 5 and 6 and the reinforcing rod supported in the upperedges thereof.

The provision of a rain guard of the above mentioned character enablesthe lower sash C of the window, to be raised for obtaining the properventilation, yet preventing any possibility of rain entering the roomthrough the open window. The rain guard will furthermore be capable ofdetachment from the window frame, when it is not desired to use thesame, and may be folded and stored. away in a minimum amount of space.Vhen in position on the inside of a window, the rain guard will notinterfere with the opening or closing'ofthe sash.

While I have shown the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to beunderstood that various changes in the size, shape and arrangement ofparts may be resorted to, w'ithout'departing from the spirit'of theinvention and the scope of the appended claims. I

Having thusdescribe'd my invention, what is claimed is:

1.. Arain-guard for windows including a piece of water proof fabric, apair of reinforcing members attached to the fabric and convergingupwardly from the lower corners thereof and terminating at their upperends in spaced relation to each other at the upper edge of the fabric, athird reinforcingme'mber extendingalong theupp'er edge of'tliefabric"and attachedthereto and having its e'n-ds loosely attached to theupper endsof thefirst mentioned'pair of reinforcing members, and afurther pair of reinforcing members attached to the upper edge of thefabric beyond the third reinforcing member above mentioned and looselyconnectedto the third reinforcing member.

2. A rain guard for windows including a piece of water proof fabric, avpair of reinforcing members extending upwardly from the lower edge ofthe fabricand converging toward eachjother andterminating in spacedrelation to each other at the upper edge of the fabric, a thirdreinforcing member attached to the upper edge of the fabric and looselyconnected to 'the pair of reinforcing members first mentioned, theconnecting ends of the reinforcing members being provided withengaged'eyesand an additional pair of reinforcing-membershaving eyesengaged with the aforementioned eyes and fixed t0 'the'u'pper edge'ofthe fabric beyond the third reinforcing member and terminating in hooks.I

In testimony whereof I afilxmy signature.

lVILLARD HOlVARD WOODS.

